William Yu, an associate with the Chicago office of the national law firm Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, has been installed as President of the Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Chicagoland area. The association, which works to increase awareness of Asian American issues and serve the legal needs of the community by supporting pro bono clinics and organizations, has several hundred members. Mr Yu will serve a one-year term.
Mr. Yu concentrates his practice in the areas of general civil litigation, including professional liability, municipal liability, civil rights, product liability, construction, insurance coverage, and commercial litigation. He has managed significant cases through all phases of general civil litigation, including independent handling of cases to jury trial in the U.S. District Court, Cook County and the collar counties.
Mr. Yu was recently appointed to the City of Chicago's Commission on Human Relations, Advisory Council on Asian Affairs. He received his B.A. in Government from Oberlin College in 1990 and his J.D. from The John Marshall Law School in 1996.
Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is a national law firm with 475 lawyers in 25 offices coast-to-coast. The firm offers a full-service practice, with an emphasis in litigation, corporate, environmental, employment and construction law, as well as professional liability matters. The firm provides services to a range of clients in financial services, construction, health care, not-for-profit, insurance, legal, manufacturing, real estate, retail, transportation and other industries. Firm clients also include government agencies, municipalities and schools.
Hinshaw was founded in 1934. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, and maintains offices in 12 states: Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island and Wisconsin.